september 10, 2021
I never try to allow any evidence of my own existence in artistic photographs. I don't know why - perhaps a mortifying fear of being seen as some vapid photographer who truly has nothing to say; hiding outside of frame feels less exposed. Maybe it's a desire to be allowed the respectability and gravity of other photographers - you can't tell I'm a trans woman behind the lens, after all.
Maybe it's just that I don't like looking at my shadow too long, because I'm afraid of what will come after the sun sets.
